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Ah ok thanks. I didn't realise that no advice could be given on Gas. My main concern was just looking at pics of the boiler on web it all looks incredibly complicated and was worried I could be looking at thousands to sort out, however if there was a common issue maybe that wouldn't be the case.

Yes I turned the gas off. He didn't have the certificate or whatever it is to open and do work on the boiler but is allowed to check the pressure. Not sure of the rules. In short he didn't open the boiler but could detect it was leaking. He also had some kind of gas sniffer which he used all...

I had a plumber around yesterday who fitted a new radiator and also blanked off an old gas cooker gas pipe. He did a pressure test on the gas system and found the pipe system was leaking 0.5millibar which he said was not an issue but the carcass of the boiler was leaking 3 millibar gas. He could...

Hi, I've bought a house and the previous owner took the cooker. The hole left is 60cm wide, 90cm high and 59.6 deep however there are some water pipes running along the wall about 15cm from the top of the hole and these take up about 4cm of the space in terms of depth. I've been looking online...

Ok thanks for the replies guys. I'll ask a few friends who they used and go down that route :)

Hi, I have started on the long road of doing up a house I have recently bought (my first). I was wondering if there was a site anywhere that gave reviews and ratings for trades people such as roofers and electricians? Thanks

Yes not on the handle side. I'll give a go what you mentioned Gazman, thanks :)

Hi, I bought a house and it has upvc windows all round, fitted 7 or 8 yrs ago, in the main they are fine but the 1st floor bedroom has a bay window and at both sides when the windows are closed the hinges only just bring the two frames together, one side is particularly bad. The hinges seem to...

Great thanks for the info Tony. My father has basically said the same thing, his advice was get a local roofer used by some friends and recommended to take a look at the roof with a view to sorting out any minor work that is needed such as putting a few tiles back and checking gutters and...

One follow up question. The wood work in the roof appears to be in very good condition so I was thinking that maybe getting a roofer in at some point to felt the roof might be a good plan. The house is a 3 bed detached in the Midlands, what range of prices should I expect for the roof to be...

Thanks for the info fella's. I plan to have a good think about any work on the house when I move in and decide what the priorities are and what I am willing to spend. The point about the gas and fuse boxes is useful as I hadn't even considered that!

Ah Ok thanks for the info, I will also take a look at the bible. I assume by m2 that is based on the floor area but I'm not sure how a 2nd story and roof work comes in to that ?

Hi, I'm buying my first house and already have some idea's about extending it. Basically it already has a ground floor half width kitchen extension and I'd like to extend all the way to the right of it across the back. I'd also like to add a two floor extension which would take the kitchen out...

Great thanks Woody

Hi, I'm in the process or buying a house and the wall at the front of the drive is in a fairly bad condition, cracks in the main due to someone driving in to it I think. I was thinking I would get a builder in to remove the existing wall, check the foundations and repair/replace and put a new...

Yep very true Vinn, I'll wait and get more info when I can actually get a better look.

A few of the bricks have a slight orange look where a small amount of the surface has come away but no cracks.

Thanks for the replies I've been a little surprised there isn't a standard easy to use product that is available that you can just, spray, squeeze out rub on in place of the existing of old torching. I assume this isn't the type of job a standard roofer would get involved with. I will need the...

Hi thanks for the responses. The floor isn't actually bouncing back, maybe my descriiption wasn't great, as what i meant was that the floor flexed a little and didn't feel dead. I am buying outright so no banks involved. There is no sign at all internally of damp, even the exposed bricks in...

Hi, I'm in the process of buying a 1930's detached house. It's in good condition but the survey highlighted a damp reading on one of the chimneys in the living room. I got a damp survey and they said the same, recommended taking 1m of plaster off and injecting and putting anti salt plaster on...